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Geek Of The Day: Alextreme |
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 Nickname: Alextreme
Real Name: Alex
Age: 00010110 (little endian, thankfully)
Resides: Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Occupation: AI and CS student, part-time programmer, full-time code monkey
Favourite websites: http://www.alextreme.org, www.morphix.org, Slashdot (of course), and www.geenstijl.nl
Favourite programs of all time: emacs
What are you working on right now: Hacking bluez a bit, writing a few chapters for an upcoming Knoppix book. And bzflag ofcourse. Lots of bzflag.
What's so special about your computer room: Fridge & microwave oven next to my desk and a cute penguin clock on my desk.
How many computers do you have: Currently only 4: x86 workstation and laptop, an ol' sparc ultra5 and a cute lill' iMac.
What was your first computer: It was 'the Macintosh', the first series. I was 4 or 5 at the time, I guess.
Do you remember the first program you ran: Not really. Played lots of Banzai and Sim* games. Later on I fooled around with zBasic a lot.
What was the geekiest moment of your life: Debconf last year ranks pretty high.
When did you first realize you were a geek: When I scored a full 100% in a mathathon, which caused our primary school to win the district finals.
If I was a program I'd be: Firefox. I just give that warm fuzzy feeling.
Favourite quote: "The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity."
What do you do when you're not at your computer(s): Cycle, read, play music, follow lectures, drink coffee/beer.
You have a time machine that can only be used once. If you use it you won't come back. What date would you set it to, and what ONE thing would you take with you (not a computer): The beginning of the Universe. I'd bring along my camera.
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The Truth Behind The Geek (*creative liberties taken for the benefit of the reading audience)
Alex, who munches C for breakfast, hacks PHP for lunch, and dabbles in Python during dinner, claims that Morphix rocks. Alex says "that being a geek isn't (just) a choice, it's a way of life."
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